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SNBTS was set up.

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The Ministry of Health created NBTS for England and Wales.

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The NHS was set up. Following this, RTCs were managed by regional hospital boards instead of nationally. SNBTS became the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Scotland.

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Regional transfusion directors advocated a national and centrally financed and administered blood service.

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NHS reorganisation resulted in RTCs coming under the control of regional health authorities; the Common Services Agency took over responsibility for SNBTS.

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The Central Committee for NBTS was created.

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Dr Geoffrey Tovey proposed a plan for the reorganisation of the NBTS under a central coordinating committee. DHSS adopted his proposal by establishing the Advisory Committee on the NBTS.

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A report on the organisation of blood services recommended reform.

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National Directorate was set up to coordinate blood services in England and Wales.

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Management of the Welsh blood service transferred to the Welsh Health Common Service Authority.

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National Blood Authority was established.

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NIBTS was established.

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WBS was established.

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Professor John Cash published a report entitled "The Principles of Effective and Safe Transfusion", in which he promoted use of red cell concentrates to help achieve self-sufficiency.

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A new system was introduced whereby the amount of concentrate that was returned to an RTC reflected the amount of plasma provided to BPL by that RTC. This was known as the "pro-rata" system.

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A mixture of saline, adenine, glucose and mannitol (SAG-M) became available. This enabled approximately one and a half times as much plasma to be recovered from a donation as had been previously separated out.

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Belfast RTC began sending plasma to PFC in Edinburgh for fractionation.

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A cross-charging system for plasma was introduced. This system involved RTCs selling plasma to BPL and buying back factor products.

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National Provision of Donors Committee was established. Its remit was "To consider and advise the National Director on measures to ensure that sufficient donors are recruited and retained to reach and maintain the targets for blood and plasma collection in the most economical manner" and to "advise on the effective disposition of the central publicity budget."

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The first version of national guidelines on blood donors was published.

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